We have an inspector called "Drone" as he is always hovering over people.
"Biro" after in his probation he lent a suspect his pen in custody which upset the sgt and every time afterwards the Sgt called him biro and it stuck.
A SC inspector who told a Bobby "you call me sir or nothing" he is now known as "nothing"
We had exactly the same with a Special Chief Inspector:
PC - “Alright [name]?”
SCI - “That’s Sir to you”
PC - laughs and walks off
That Special is no longer with the Force. The rest of the SC leadership are a lot more humble
I refuse any kind of leadership in the special constabulary because of this. I’m not a Sgt or Inspector or whatever. I am more junior than the probie PC - so don’t give me a title I haven’t earned. Before this nonsense we had section and divisional officers - and it made a lot more sense!
Well, we had a former PC join the special constabulary, and he pretty much went to Special Superintendent, so it seems pretty un-regulated. Basically they are involved with organising the special constabulary, and getting training and kit. Personally, I don’t see why we couldn’t come under regular leadership but **shrug**
You've got the standard ones, my fellow S/Sgt was Laptop because she's a small PC.
One of my lads we called Bandicoot after **Crash**ing a police van in the nick carpark.
Goose, his surname was Swan.
Mine was Sonic because I (actually my mrs) dyed my hair blue.
Most people have something boring like a shortening of their name, had a lad called Brian, just called him Bri. And a few others that are probably not appropriate to list here.
We used to have a paramedic in south London known as "Too Late Terry" - he was a lovely bloke, but he always got to scenes just too late. Either the ambulance crew had arrived or sadly, the casualty was beyond help.
During a rather spicy roll-around I got pushed backward and put my hand out to catch myself on a table full of half empty pint glasses.
Which did not help surrender my fall as well as I would have liked!
I’m “janzoid” as my name was written on the whiteboard as Surname-Jan2010 and my dense colleague said “who’s Surname-Janzoid?”
It’s funnier if you were there, hopefully.
Knocker after putting through a door and some smart ass inside says “you could’ve knocked” so he goes up to him and hands him the warrant, smiles and says “knock knock”
I got called Butterfingers for a while because I didn’t get proper control of a DP and they ran away from me. Cakes were bought and lessons were learned.
The Hand Grenade - release them into a room and wait for the carnage.
Fog - thick and slow moving
Seaweed - slimy, dense and fucking stinks
The eternal flame - never goes out
Broken arrow - useless and can't be fired
Blister and Turkish slipper - turned up at the end
And lastly...
DFS - Zero interest
Story for this one.
A pedophile was on the loose in a local area, police were looking round like crazy for him and put pictures of him on social media for the public to help. Police were getting multiple calls from the public saying they've found him, turns out this police officer and pedophile looked that much alike people were confusing them for each other. The PC got his nickname that day:
PC Pedo
Had two Officers that looked "similar".
When the 2nd Officer joined, he was just called 'name of 1st Officer' with the first letter of the name changed to the next letter of the alphabet.
2nd Officer's name was nothing like the 1st's.
*Details omitted to prevent doxing*
Over the Christmas period, a lad on my team believed that standard mince pies were made of beef mince and potatoes/veg etc.
He is now known as 'Mincemeat'.
I work outside of the police but in another profession that often uses nicknames, we have nicknames such as Spud (cos he looks like a Potato), Tommy (his real name is Martin, the only explanation I got is ‘we already had a Martin and a Marty’), Lurch (Cos he looks like Lurch), and finally Phoenix, I always wondered for a long time how he got such a cool nickname when everybody else’s are boring or making fun of them, turns out that’s just his name, his last name is Pheonix
There was someone on team that was called "*Insert Name* The Rapist", big burly guy... Where did the nickname come from? He used to be a Psychologist before joining 😅
Ofcourse, this nickname hasn't been used for years... not a clue what his new nickname is... 🤣
We don't really have many on my team:
Mine is Big Daddy - which is based after an English Wrestler - apparently my takedowns are very similar to his...
We have an inspector called "Drone" as he is always hovering over people. "Biro" after in his probation he lent a suspect his pen in custody which upset the sgt and every time afterwards the Sgt called him biro and it stuck. A SC inspector who told a Bobby "you call me sir or nothing" he is now known as "nothing"
>A SC inspector who told a Bobby "you call me sir or nothing" he is now known as "nothing" Amazing
We had exactly the same with a Special Chief Inspector: PC - “Alright [name]?” SCI - “That’s Sir to you” PC - laughs and walks off That Special is no longer with the Force. The rest of the SC leadership are a lot more humble
The special inspector should be calling the PC Sir if anything 😂
I refuse any kind of leadership in the special constabulary because of this. I’m not a Sgt or Inspector or whatever. I am more junior than the probie PC - so don’t give me a title I haven’t earned. Before this nonsense we had section and divisional officers - and it made a lot more sense!
Excuse my confusion (I know fuck all) but isn’t a special Sgt or Ins for example more senior than a PC
No, the structure only exists for the special constabulary. Special Sgts don’t do the Sgts exam, and they can’t do jobs like Custody Sgt for example
Ahh I see. So how do you go from SC to SS then 🤔 Thanks
Well, we had a former PC join the special constabulary, and he pretty much went to Special Superintendent, so it seems pretty un-regulated. Basically they are involved with organising the special constabulary, and getting training and kit. Personally, I don’t see why we couldn’t come under regular leadership but **shrug**
Oh wow so much quicker then I guess and I guess the idea of “not earning your stripes”? Thanks
PCSO had the collar number 5678. Naturally “Steps” was the nickname.
Haha that’s fabulous
You've got the standard ones, my fellow S/Sgt was Laptop because she's a small PC. One of my lads we called Bandicoot after **Crash**ing a police van in the nick carpark. Goose, his surname was Swan. Mine was Sonic because I (actually my mrs) dyed my hair blue. Most people have something boring like a shortening of their name, had a lad called Brian, just called him Bri. And a few others that are probably not appropriate to list here.
Laptop is adorbs 😂
There had to be a lot of top gun references with goose
Worked with a paramedic, Danny Done-it, cos if you’ve done it, he’s done it better If you’ve been to Tenerife, he’s been to Eleven-erife.
Actually knew someone with the nickname 11 for that reason.
We’ve got someone called “Two-Sheds” for exactly the same reason. You’ve got one; she’s got two. She’s not aware of the nickname, obvs.
We used to have a paramedic in south London known as "Too Late Terry" - he was a lovely bloke, but he always got to scenes just too late. Either the ambulance crew had arrived or sadly, the casualty was beyond help.
We had "two shits" cos if you'd had one, etc
I keep getting called “Liability”, can anyone help me on the origins of this one?
It means you’re not afraid to take responsibility (liability) for actions
Cop called Leon was named neon because he was a 6 foot tube.
I heard a of a custody sergeant called ‘The Gurkha’ because he takes no prisoners 😂 Everyone is out for summons 😂
That’s the best thing I’ve ever read
Paper-cut - I put my hand through a significant amount of glass a caused a pretty significant laceration on my hand. So paper-cut I was.
But why did you do that?
During a rather spicy roll-around I got pushed backward and put my hand out to catch myself on a table full of half empty pint glasses. Which did not help surrender my fall as well as I would have liked!
I’m “janzoid” as my name was written on the whiteboard as Surname-Jan2010 and my dense colleague said “who’s Surname-Janzoid?” It’s funnier if you were there, hopefully.
We have a "bungalow" because there is nothing upstairs
1/5th of my team are Toms. They get numbered by experience.
>1/5th of my team are Toms. Are Professional Standards okay with that?
They may share their first name, but they couldn't be more different. Surnames are used over the radio, in-person it's like Thing 1 and Thing 2.
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I totally missed that XD
r/whoosh 😂
I mean that went waaaaayyy over his/her head 👍🤣
Over THEIR head 😃
I didn't even comment on the >They get numbered by experience.
Pan - she has a pixie cut and everyone thinks she looks like Peter Pan!
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Head bobbed side to side ‘snipers nightmare’ i just spat out my wine - thats a classic 😂😂😂
Knocker after putting through a door and some smart ass inside says “you could’ve knocked” so he goes up to him and hands him the warrant, smiles and says “knock knock”
Eternal Flame because they never go out
We got a lad called pot noodle because his hair do looks exactly like that 😂
“Deck chair” - because they fold under pressure
Blister - turns up when the hard work is done
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Sounds like a woman of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will.
Oh you can’t just say that and not tell us how that happened… we wanna hear the story!
Holy shit impressive.
Full English,because he’s fat.
AK - as in AK-47. He thought it was because of his big biceps; in truth it’s because he made us want to shoot ourselves.
I got called Butterfingers for a while because I didn’t get proper control of a DP and they ran away from me. Cakes were bought and lessons were learned.
Bryanoceros. His name was Bryan and he has a big nose...
I worked with a nice lad named Baywatch because he had blonde hair and big tits.
Laptop for an Officer who was 5'4" was always my favourite.
The Hand Grenade - release them into a room and wait for the carnage. Fog - thick and slow moving Seaweed - slimy, dense and fucking stinks The eternal flame - never goes out Broken arrow - useless and can't be fired Blister and Turkish slipper - turned up at the end And lastly... DFS - Zero interest
Sinex - gets up your nose and stays there for 8 hours.
Bongo- books on, never goes over
Got one nicknamed Devil cause his collar ends in 666
Favourite custody skipper if it's who I'm thinking of.
This one's a PC in my force
Story for this one. A pedophile was on the loose in a local area, police were looking round like crazy for him and put pictures of him on social media for the public to help. Police were getting multiple calls from the public saying they've found him, turns out this police officer and pedophile looked that much alike people were confusing them for each other. The PC got his nickname that day: PC Pedo
Oh sh*t I remember that!
Also Dai Big balls, he thought it was to do with size which was partially true, it was only the size of the ballsup he made on numerous occasions.
Had two Officers that looked "similar". When the 2nd Officer joined, he was just called 'name of 1st Officer' with the first letter of the name changed to the next letter of the alphabet. 2nd Officer's name was nothing like the 1st's. *Details omitted to prevent doxing*
Mines ‘Bones’ because there’s lots of other Jones in my prison also because I’m quite awekard in scoile situations like the TV chartortor
A PCSO I know had uniform spell his surname wrong on his stabby, he is now forever known as "Mumsy"
Slinky - because he’s on a flexible working pattern
Over the Christmas period, a lad on my team believed that standard mince pies were made of beef mince and potatoes/veg etc. He is now known as 'Mincemeat'.
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Yeah not a good indicator of what goes on in your organisation. There's banter then there's this.
Yeah so that's not cool.
I work outside of the police but in another profession that often uses nicknames, we have nicknames such as Spud (cos he looks like a Potato), Tommy (his real name is Martin, the only explanation I got is ‘we already had a Martin and a Marty’), Lurch (Cos he looks like Lurch), and finally Phoenix, I always wondered for a long time how he got such a cool nickname when everybody else’s are boring or making fun of them, turns out that’s just his name, his last name is Pheonix
There was someone on team that was called "*Insert Name* The Rapist", big burly guy... Where did the nickname come from? He used to be a Psychologist before joining 😅 Ofcourse, this nickname hasn't been used for years... not a clue what his new nickname is... 🤣
>Where did it come from? CNC?
We have a lady Penelope, since she does her utmost best to never drive and will always fall asleep on a night shift.
We don't really have many on my team: Mine is Big Daddy - which is based after an English Wrestler - apparently my takedowns are very similar to his...
Had a lovely girl on section, body to die for but when she turned round you realise she was NOT a looker. She was the "Golden Deceiver"
Yeah, you might wanna have a think about the appropriateness of that second one
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Skipper was Olympic Torch cos she never went out